tigris

English - Turkish

Definition of tigris in English Turkish dictionary: {i} Dicle nehri
Tarih kitapları Moğolların Bağdat'ı işgalinden sonra birçok kitabın Dicle Nehri'ne atıldığını ve bu yüzden nehrin renginin kitapların mürekkebiyle maviye döndüğünü yazıyor. - History books write that after the Mongol invasion of Baghdad, many books were thrown into the Tigris River and therefore the colour of the river turned blue with the ink of books.; (isim) Dicle nehri; Dicle
Tarih kitapları Moğolların Bağdat'ı işgalinden sonra birçok kitabın Dicle Nehri'ne atıldığını ve bu yüzden nehrin renginin kitapların mürekkebiyle maviye döndüğünü yazıyor. - History books write that after the Mongol invasion of Baghdad, many books were thrown into the Tigris River and therefore the colour of the river turned blue with the ink of books.
felis tigris: (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Dicle Kaplanı
panthera tigris: (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Dicle Kaplanı
the Tigris: Dicle
Tarih kitapları Moğolların Bağdat'ı işgalinden sonra birçok kitabın Dicle Nehri'ne atıldığını ve bu yüzden nehrin renginin kitapların mürekkebiyle maviye döndüğünü yazıyor. - History books write that after the Mongol invasion of Baghdad, many books were thrown into the Tigris River and therefore the colour of the river turned blue with the ink of books.

English - English

Definition of tigris in English English dictionary: A river in Southwest Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt-al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf; {i} river located in southwest Asia; the Tigris a river in southwest Asia, flowing through Turkey and Iraq. The area between the Tigris and another river, the Euphrates, is called Mesopotamia, and several of the world's most ancient cities were built in this area; an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
Tigris River: Arabic Dijlah Turkish Dicle biblical Hiddekel River, Turkey and Iraq. It originates in the Taurus Mountains at Lake Hazar and flows 1,180 mi (1,900 km) southeast through Turkey and past Baghdad to unite with the Euphrates River at Al-Qurnah in southeastern Iraq; there it forms the Shatt al-Arab. With the Euphrates it defined the ancient region of Mesopotamia. Important for its irrigation capacity, it gave rise to sustained civilization. The ruins of many ancient cities lie on its banks, including those of Nineveh, Calah, Ashur, Ctesiphon, and Seleucia
Tigris and Euphrates: two great rivers of ancient Mesopotamia which join together in Iraq to form the Shatt-al-Arab
tigris river: Tigris: an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
Panthera tigris tigris: a taxonomic subspecies, within genus Panthera - the Bengal tiger
Seleucia on the Tigris: Ancient city, on the Tigris River, central Iraq. Founded by Seleucus I Nicator in the late 4th century BC as his eastern capital, it replaced Babylon as Mesopotamia's leading city. The population, which Pliny the Elder estimated at 600,000, was composed largely of Macedonians and Greeks and also included Jews and Syrians. During the Parthian domination of the Tigris-Euphrates valley that began in the 2nd century BC, it maintained its position and trade despite its Greek sympathies. In AD 165 the Romans burned the city, marking the end of Hellenism in Mesopotamia. See also Seleucid dynasty

tigris

Hyphenation

Ti·gris

Turkish pronunciation

taygrıs

Pronunciation

/ˈtīgrəs/ /ˈtaɪɡrəs/

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek Τίγρις (Tigris), from Old Persian Tigrā, from Akkadian idiqlat, from Sumerian idigna, literally 'fast as an arrow', because the Tigris is rough and fast flowing.